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Born a penniless Yorkshire lad seemingly destined for the mills, Keith Jessop instead became a salvage diver, becoming the worlds most successful treasure finder through unyielding determination, extraordinary physical prowess, and keen intelligence. Now, with Neil Hanson, the critically acclaimed author of The Custom of the Sea, Jessop tells his marvelous rags–to–riches story and the tremendous saga at its center: his lifelong quest for the warship HMS Edinburgh, sunk in the Arctic Sea with ten tons of Russian gold.

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY: "The gold on that wreck is further away than the surface of the moon. It took the American astronauts two and a quarter days to travel back from the moon; itll take seven days in decompression to bring you back just eight hundred feet from the floor of the ocean."

SHARE THE DANGER: "We wont even be able to go back for the gold if you dont take maximum care as you work. Its stored in the bomb room, the most secure part of the ship. . . . If the gold is still there, itll be surrounded by unexploded shells, bombs, and ammunition."

DISCOVER THE STAKES: "Like everyone else on the ship, they were working on standard terms of business for treasure divers: No Cure, No Pay. They stood to gain tens of thousands of pounds each if we found the gold; if we didnt, they wouldnt get a penny."
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I met Keith Jessop in Spain many years ago an became firm friends with the tough Yorkshire man and his wife Debby, but my opinion of the book isn't effected by this. It's a wonderful story, told in an open style that's very easy to read, and every bit as gripping as the title suggests, with plenty of twists and turns to keep the pages turning. The intrigue of Keith and the brave men who dived in the freezing waters of the Barents sea caught the attention of National Geographic who made a film about it. Don't miss out, do yourself a favour and buy this gem of a read

This is an excellent book written by a diver with many years of experience diving, sometimes diving in the worst conditions imaginable.

Because Keith is a diver he makes none of the basic technical errors some writers make, which tend to spoil an otherwise good book.

He explains the physics of what happens to the human body when diving, without turning it to a school lesson, and how saturation divers can descend to 250 metres. The chapters on salvaging the gold were fascinating.

This man never gave up,always kept his eyes on the ball and did over twenty years ago , what would be considered almost impossible today, more over he was entirely self taught ,before the internet he found obscure sources of information and earned the respect of all in the diving community , do I recommend this book ? HELL YES!!!!!